1977 New York Cosmos Statistics
North American Soccer League (NASL)
Team Record: 15-11 - 140 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Won Championship
Coach: Gordon Bradley (0-0)
Coach: Eddie Firmani (0-0)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 443,947, Avg. 34,150 in 13 home dates
1977 New York Cosmos RosterTeam Record: 15-11 - 140 points
in the NASL's Eastern Division
Won Championship
Coach: Gordon Bradley (0-0)
Coach: Eddie Firmani (0-0)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 443,947, Avg. 34,150 in 13 home dates
The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League ended the 1977 season with a record of 15 wins and 11 losses for 140 points in the NASL's Eastern Division.
New York scored 60 goals, best in the league. The team gave up 39 goals. Giorgio Chinaglia netted 15 goals for the Cosmos, while Tony Field, Pele and Steve Hunt each tallied five or more, too. Steve Hunt contributed 10 assists. Erol Yasin recorded a 0.71 goals against average, leading goalkeepers with enough qualifying appearances.
Gordon Bradley and Eddie Firmani coached the team. The 1977 New York Cosmos won the Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | G | A | Pts | FC | FS | Y | R | OFF | Shts | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giorgio Chinaglia | F | 24 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pele | F | 25 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Hunt | F | 23 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Field | F | 21 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Franz Beckenbauer | D | 15 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nelsi Morais | M | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jadranko Topic | F | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Werner Roth | D | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Eddy | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Smith | D | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jomo Sono | F | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Dillon | D | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ramon Mifflin | M | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlos Alberto | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Aitken | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rildo | D | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tony Donlic | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Agoliati | M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Iarusci | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roberto De Oliveira | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Twamley | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Hunter | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Etherington | F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Erol Yasin | G | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Garbett | M | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Shep Messing | G | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vito Dimitrijevic | M | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 324 | 0 | 54 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erol Yasin | 8 | 0 | 677:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1.06 | 0 | 42 | |
| Shep Messing | 20 | 0 | 1737:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 1.45 | 0 | 155 | |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2414:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 36 | 1.34 | 0 | 197 |
